Unit 1
To float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around
What is this word?
What is hover?
To make as small as possible, make the least of
What is this word?
minimize
immense, extraordinary in size or bulk
What is this word?
prodigious
magnify, enlarge, exaggerate
minimize
pranks, shenanigans
antics
To watch, especially at night
What is this word?
vigil
Complete the sentence.
Denim is a very _________ kind of fabric.
A. Frugal
B. Audacious
C. Durable
What is C. Durable
An iron hook used to grab and hold; to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
What is this word?
What is grapple
fragile, perishable
durable
thrifty, skimpy
frugal
Lacking politeness or good manners, lacking sensitivity, difficult to work with or deal with, rude
What is this word?
churlish
economical, avoiding waste and luxury, scanty, poor
What is this word?
frugal
Complete the sentence.
The members of our new student orchestra need to practice playing in _______.
A. Citadel
B. Unison
C. Antics
What is B. Unison
shortage, scarcity, dearth
glut
tie up, chain up, leash
tether
Complete the sentence.
Three wrong answers will ________ any contestant from entering the quiz show's final round.
A. Invalidate
B. Preclude
C. Venerate
What is B. Preclude
to regard with reverence, look up to with great regard.
What is this word?
What is venerate.
We used a rope to _________ ourselves so we can go bungee jumping.
a. grapple
b. tether
tether
Puny, Minuscule, Insignificant
For which word are these antonyms?
A. Prodigious
B. Myriad
C. Excess
What is A. Prodigious
debilitate, paralyze, cripple
incapacitate
a. vigil
b. bonanza
bonanza
The tower was ______ after it was built.
a. oblique
b. durable
durable
We had to use a _______ to climb the mountain.
a. banter
b. grapple
grapple
rehabilitate, renew
incapacitate
contend, rival
vie